{"id":135657,"date":"2019-05-15T00:25:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T22:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=135657"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:57:57","slug":"microsoft-word-keyboard-shortcuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/microsoft-word-keyboard-shortcuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Most helpful Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-135665\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/700_Keyboard_Shortcuts_hh2adf.jpg\" alt=\"Keyboard shortcuts\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We all think we are masters of Word, but we all could be a little better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keyboard shortcuts<\/strong> allow you to save time and effort when\u00a0accessing specific functions of the program. They&#8217;ll help you improve productivity and create your documents even faster.<\/p>\n<h2>Best keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word<\/h2>\n<p>In Word, you can find the complete list of all the default keyboard<strong>\u00a0shortcuts<\/strong>\u00a0in the program.\u00a0However, there are too many and trying to learn them all in one sitting is impossible.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, below you have a table with\u00a0<strong>our favorite shortcuts.<\/strong>\u00a0These can teach you how to select all, minimize a window, save, copy, delete, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you bookmark this article so you don&#8217;t need to memorize all of these.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get started:<\/p>\n<h3>The most used Word keyboard shortcuts:<\/h3>\n<p>Chances are, you know about these. However, it&#8217;s never a bad idea to <strong>refresh your memory.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CTRL + C:<\/strong>\u00a0Copy<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + X:<\/strong>\u00a0Cut<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + V:<\/strong>\u00a0Paste<\/li>\n<li><strong>F7:<\/strong>\u00a0Check spelling and grammar<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + B:<\/strong>\u00a0Apply bold to selected text or activate bold<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + I:<\/strong>\u00a0Apply italics to the selected text or activate italics<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + U:<\/strong>\u00a0Apply underline to selected text<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + Z:<\/strong>\u00a0Undo last action<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + Y:<\/strong>\u00a0Redo last action<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + N:<\/strong>\u00a0Create a new document<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + O:<\/strong>\u00a0Open a document<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + W:<\/strong>\u00a0Close a document<\/li>\n<li><strong>F12:\u00a0<\/strong>Save as<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + S:<\/strong>\u00a0Save<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + F:<\/strong>\u00a0Search<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + P:<\/strong>\u00a0Print<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The ones you probably don&#8217;t know about:<\/h3>\n<p>Let&#8217;s go one step further. These are the ones you will be glad you know when it comes time to write the 50-page term paper.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CTRL + E:<\/strong>\u00a0Center a paragraph<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + J:<\/strong>\u00a0Justify a paragraph<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + L:<\/strong>\u00a0Align a paragraph to the left<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + R:<\/strong>\u00a0Align a paragraph to the right<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + H:<\/strong> Opeh the find and replace dialog bax<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tab: <\/strong>Tab\u00a0a paragraph<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Define a single line spacing<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Define double line spacing<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + 5:<\/strong>\u00a0Define a line spacing of 1.5 lines<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + 0:<\/strong> Applies or removes 12 points of space above the current paragraph.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + Q:\u00a0<\/strong> Removes paragraph formatting that isn&#8217;t part of the style assigned to a selected paragraph.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + Delete:<\/strong>\u00a0Delete a word to the left<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + Enter:<\/strong>\u00a0Insert a page break<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + F4:<\/strong>\u00a0Close the active window<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + F12:<\/strong>\u00a0Display the &#8220;Open&#8221; dialog<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + SHIFT +&lt;:<\/strong>\u00a0Decrease font size<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + SHIFT +&gt;:<\/strong>\u00a0Increase the font size<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + SHIFT + Arrows:<\/strong>\u00a0Select until the end of a word<\/li>\n<li><strong>SHIFT + F3:<\/strong>\u00a0Change the letters to uppercase or lowercase<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + SHIFT + L:<\/strong>\u00a0Apply bulleted list<\/li>\n<li><strong>ALT + CTRL + D:<\/strong>\u00a0Add the date<\/li>\n<li><strong>ALT + CTRL + N:<\/strong>\u00a0Switch to Normal view<\/li>\n<li><strong>ALT + CTRL + I:<\/strong>\u00a0Activate or deactivate the Preview<\/li>\n<li><strong>ALT + CTRL + O:<\/strong>\u00a0Open Outlining tab<\/li>\n<li><strong>ALT + CTRL + C:<\/strong>\u00a0Insert the copyright symbol<\/li>\n<li><strong>ALT + CTRL + R:<\/strong>\u00a0Insert the registered trademark symbol<\/li>\n<li><strong>ALT + CTRL + T:<\/strong>\u00a0Insert the trademark symbol<\/li>\n<li><strong>SHIFT + F3:<\/strong>\u00a0Change uppercase or lowercase<\/li>\n<li><strong>SHIFT + Enter:<\/strong>\u00a0Insert a line break<\/li>\n<li><strong>SHIFT + Right arrow:<\/strong>\u00a0Select a character to the right<\/li>\n<li><strong>SHIFT + Left arrow:<\/strong>\u00a0Select a character to the left<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTRL + Home or CTRL + End:<\/strong>\u00a0Select until the end of a line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Armed with these shortcuts, you should be able to write more efficiently. 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